Christmas Countdown Challenge (Closed Group) - Week 2

Well after taking a couple days off from burpees I tried again today I did 4 before my knee started hurting that makes 11 for the week. May try again later depening on my knee. But the first 2 felt pretty good!

Good Morning to all my CCCer's!!!! I hope you're ready for the weekend!!! I don't have too many plans so I'm hoping I can fit in some extra burpees this weekend to make up for my binges during the week.

How are you all doing? I see the weigh-ins coming in quickly so that's great!

I would like you all to reflect back on the last week. It seems a lot of us have struggled (including myself) and I'm trying to figure out why. Let me know what your struggles were. Why do you think your had a tough time this week? I'm curious to hear what you all think.

I think I had a tough time, just because of all the things that I had to get done. I have gone through some stressful changes in the last few weeks. This week, we got some important paperwork filed and sent off. It felt like such a weight was lifted off my shoulders! (I don't know why it didn't show on the scale? lol) I do have one other thing that we have to get completed for that particular problem, but that won't get dealt with until late August. I am going to continue eating healthy. I think one thing I have to do for myself is give myself the time to log in my calories and keep in touch here. This group is a great motivation for me and it keeps me going. I will do better next week! I will give myself the time.

Back to 195 :-(. But it's my fault other than on the beach I haven't had my water or excersie at all and ate slot of junk. I'm deffinatley going to get back on track and put more effort into next week.

Jenn for me this weeks struggle was personal. I'm a depression eater and wedensday I had to say goodbye to my baby brother and sister. They are 9 and 5 and this was the fist time I ever spent time with them( long story) and I had to say goodbye to my dad after seeing him for the first time in 5 years. It was rough and I know the depression of saying goodbye sent me to those bad eating habits.

Hi there my CCC friends!! I am back from vacation and ready to get back to business! After reading all your posts and catching up I know I can get back on track with no issues thanks to all of you:bigsmile:

I had lots of fun camping with my family and friends!!!! I started out good brought good things, checked in on my phone when could get a signal...then the true vacation mode hit! I enjoyed at couple lite beers during the day while others were at work :drinker: I enjoyed wine at night and other things we all love. I did swim alot and jet skiied it's alot of work to get back on those things when you fall :glasses:

Anyway I am going to go for a 2-3 mile walk now. I have a friend's birthday party to go to today and taking my Dad to dinner tonight for his birthday. I already know what I am going to order for dinner ) ahi salad, dressing on the side. I am going to finish off my open bottle of wine. Tomorrow I will really be on track.....Monday I am back to work... with a sales meeting...guess what I sell???? FOOD:noway: Yeah our meetings are a day of vendors coming in and feeding us their newest items...cookies, cakes, pizzas, tons of fried things, chicken tenderloins, must I go on??? So I will need to be in the right frame of mind for that one!!!

Sorry for rambling - I missed you guys :happy: Have a Great weekend I might need to try some burpees too..gee sorry I missed that challenge :noway: :laugh:

CW: 229.2 pounds

Yeah a loss for me! My biggest struggle is eating healthy. I don't like cooking and am lazy about preparing food. I have a 15 month old who needs to eat healthy so I really need to change my cooking habits to include more fresh food. I am going to continue to work on burpees and eating veggies in addition to next week's challenge. I struggle getting them done because I forgot about them. I have put a not by my computer asking me if I did my burpees. Have a great day!

hello everyone !!!~ wtg on the losses ~~~~woot woot~~~~
CW 216 ....i just dont understand ,i been eating healthy (lots of veggies,fruits and 12 -8 ounces of water a day ) been eating so healthy and exercising so disapointing i gained 3lbs i was so upset last night and said why bother eating healthy and sat down with 2 pieces of fried chicken ,ate half a piece and ,something clicked i stopped eating it !!!
it just really got 2 me that i gained and i never once cheated ugh !!!~
today i went 2 the amish market and bought 96.00 in fruits and veggies!!! lol (96 is between my mom and me !!!~ i got her trying eat healthy 2 so we split the cost and im doing all the cooking lol . mom lives in the apartment on r house)
i really hope i lose something this week
im off too my hubbys gig tonight ,hes a guitarist!!! i love watching him play (hard thing is drinking water instead of vodka lol ) have a good evenin everyone and keep up the good work !!!

Wt today: 200#

Down 1.4 this week.

Just wanted to share a recipe I really like (an make almost once a week). Its quick & my daughter (age 8) even likes them. If your not a mushroom person (though It really is good even if you don't particularly like mushrooms), you can replace the bottom with something like eggplant or even zucchini (just will be long and skinny slices lol).

Portobello Mushroom Cheese Pizza



Calories: 85 Carbs: 7 Fiber: 2 Fat: 5 Sugar: 4 Protein: 6 Sodium: 151
Makes 2 servings (its 85 cals per serving)

Ingredients
4 Tbsp - No Salt Added Tomato Sauce
4 tsp (10g) - Kraft Parmesan Cheese
4 Tbsp - Shredded Cheese (I used walmarts Fiesta Blend)
2 Portobello mushroom Caps

Directions

1) Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F
2) Cut out mushroom stem and ribs with spoon. Don't throw away, save to the side.
3) Bake for 10 minutes, remove and drain juice. ( draining the juice and even blotting with a paper towel helps them from being watery and washing away your sauce)
4) Chop up stems & ribs. Put 2 Tbsp of sauce in each mushroom, then top with stems/ribs, 2 tbsp shredded cheese, and tsp Parmesan cheese.
5) Bake in oven additional 15 minutes.

* Let sit for a minute then eat.

I had a really bad time this week! Only got a few burpees done and im ashamed to say.....I weighed in at 162.6lbs....which is higher than my beginning weight!! Next week WILL be a better week!!

CW: 254
Down another pound!

I did one set of burpees and my knee threw a complete hissy fit. So I opted to challenge myself in other ways during the week. Can't wait to see what this week's challenge is!

Thanks everyone!! It does feel good.. I haven't been under 200 since before I got pregant 4 years ago.... So excited!! I would like to start seeing a difference in how my clothes fit...when does that start showing???

CW:182

Not a very good week for me! I gained instead of losing. I did not do well on getting all my fruits, vegtables, or water in, but i did do all my blurpes! This week is a new week and I'm going to try my hardest and hopefully the scale will show it.

CW: 196

So disappointed I wanna cry,
That's up 1lb
11/60 burpees
Week failed but I'm not gonna get down on myself. At least I tried the challenge and the weight could be from drinking about 60 oz of water between 7:30 and 9:30 last night while sitting in 100 degree heat and watching my daughter's band practice.
Congrats to those of you with a loss this week!:drinker:
And for those of us who gained or had no loss this week. LET'S GO GET"EM next week:flowerforyou:

CW : 219

Not good, I ate way too poorly during our move this past week. I'm really hoping too goodness that some of it is water weight. But really excited to get to it this week and do my best!

I remember doing burpees with a trainer a couple years ago and they made me feel like I was going to die. But doing the easier version was more doable.